New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-02-02

Evarts'' Morrill,. wilson wilson (Md)
| George, Payne,
! gray, Pu0h,
| neutrality-suspicious. in Roman Democrats in
italics
Pairs were announced between Messrs
Chase and Ransom, Dawes and Maxey, Cor
man and Frye, Stanford and Camden, Mil
(Ark) and Harrison Mr.. Plumb was absent
when the vote was taken, but afterward said
he would have voted aye.
| HOUSE.
The house settled the Rhode Island contested
election case of Page VS. Pierce by adopting
resolution declaring the seat vacant.
Mr. Salisbury offered an amendment re-
| quiring the investigation to be conducted in
Washington county, Tex. Mr.. Hoar opposed
the amendment, which was rejected-yeas
%, nays 49, Mr.. Call opposed the resou-
ton as an attack upon Che very life of the
| government and its institutions.
A resolut ion for the investigation OF the
alleged depriva OF the right OF suffrage
in the case OF three petitioners in Wash
ington co unity, Texas, was adopted by a
strict party vote, the dem ocratic senators
in the negativ In the secret ses-
! sion OF the senate to-day the nomination of
j. G. Matthews of Albany, the colored re-
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and discussed for an hour, a majority of the
senators present giving their reasons for the
vote they were about to cast The nomina-
ton was rejected. The vote is understood
to have been II to 81. The minority three
are Republicans. and proportional number
of the majority are said to be Democrats
| IN THE HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the house letter
from the secretary Of the treasury submit
ting estimates of an appropriation to meet
the expenditures required by the pension
bill. Referred The secretary of the interior
estimates that 50, 663, 1O4 will be required
| for the first yearly payment of pensions, and
asks TOR an appropriation of $257, 900 for
an increase of clerical force. The confer.
ence report on the army appropriation bill
was agreed to.
The house bill for the rel. of dependent
parents and honorably discharged and
] disa bled soldiers and sailors now depend
emit on their own labors for support passed
without division.
Mr. Cullom inquired whether $12 a month
was to be the highest or the lowest pension
allowed. Mr.. Mitchell expressed the belief
that Sl2 was to be the maximum and that
the pension would be rated down according
to the degree of disability
Mr. Sherman said: -.
| He was in favor Of some bill broad and gem
! era In Its character and comprehensive as to in
elude all pension legislation that is necessary.
As to pensioners who served In the Confederate
congress) did not exclude them unless their dis
ability was incurred in the rebel service He
| should, therefore, vote against the amendment.
| HOUSE.
| The Speaker announced the unfinished
| business to be the river and harbor appro-
priatlon bill. Mr. Hepburn of Iowa with
drew his demand for the reading Of the en-
| crossed copy, and the question REQUIRED on
the passage of the bill. The bill was passed
In the exact form in which 1t was reported
! from the committee on rivers and harbors
| by a vote of 154 to "a.
! Senator Ingalls, introduced q bill to
amend the revised statutes SO as to pro-
vide
No person shall be engaged in the business of
rectlfier, wholesale or retail liquor dealer whole
sale or retail dealer in malt liquors distillcr,
nor shall the collector of internal revenue re-
ce1Ve from any such person any money in pay
ment OF special tax or for revenue stamps until
| the dealer has first made sworn statement
| that he has fully complied with all the laws
1 concerning his business OF the district in which
| his business is to be conducted.
Mr.. Hammond, from the committee on the
| Judiciary. reported adversely Joint resolu-
Jion providing for the election of United
! States senators by the people. The bill for
| the incorporation of the Washington Cable
| Hallway Company of the District of Column
bia came up. Mr.. Heard offered a substitute
1
previous question The opponents of the
measure, led by Cobb and Eden, resorted to
| hlibustering tactics Mr. Springer, in the in
terest OF the bill, moved that the house take
| q recess until tomorrow at IL O'Clock.
Agreed to-yeas 16O, nays a..
! The senate passed senate bill No. $780,
| fixing new boundaries for the Yellowstone
1 National Park. There was considerable
acrimonious debate over the bill. Mr..
/ BUTLER argued against the bill.
He opposed it because of the summary
| jurisdiction over offenses, committed in the
/ Park given to the commissioners created
/ by the bill. He held that to be unconsti.
/ tutional, as also the clause which empow.
ers the secretary OF the interior to estab.
/ fish rules and regulations and to declare
| what shall be offenses.
! On motion OF Mr.. Hoar the bill was
| amended by provision for an appeal to
the district court Of Wyoming Territory
in cases OF Imprisonment, and then it was
! passed. Yeas 40. naysS. The nays wero
Messrs. Berry. Butler, Coke, George McMil
Ian. Morgan, Whitthorne and Wilson (Md.)
The bill as passed, in addition to the
4 amendments mentioned above, provides
i FOR dropping the northern boundary line
tomake it Identical with the forty fifth de-
gree of north latitude 50 as to place the
whole park within the Territory of Wyom-
4 ing. The United States is given sole juris-
diction and control in the park except I'm.
der such notifications as are made by the
/ bill. Where no offense is provided for by
4 ing shall be made applicable and fugitiyes
from justice taking refuge in the park shall
1 be subjected to the same laws as the same
4 fugitives in the Territory OF Wyoming.
Mr.. Vest moved that the railrod attor-
neys bill be postponed till Monday.